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REGULATIONS 


FOR 

STUDENTS  OF  HARVARD  COLLEGE. 

1892. 


These  Regulations  are  issued  for  temporary  use,  pending  a revision  of 
all  the  Regulations  by  the  Faculty.  Rules  relating  to  College  studies  may  be 
found  in  another  pamphlet. 


Petitions. 

1.  Every  request  from  a College  student  to  the  Faculty  or  to  the 
Administrative  Board  should  be  made  in  writing,  and  should  be 
addressed  to  the  Dean  of  Harvard  College,  5 University  Hall.  A 
petition  may  be  formal  or  informal,  but  must  be  clear.  It  must 
contain  the  writer’s  name,  the  name  of  the  class  in  which  he  is 
registered,  and  his  address. 

Registration  and  Residence. 

2.  Every  student  is  required  to  present  himself  for  registration  on 
Thursday,  the  first  day  of  the  academic  year,  between  9 a.m.  and 
1 p.m.,  at  a place  announced  on  the  bulletin  boards.  He  is  further 
required  to  register  not  later  than  12  m.  on  the  first  week-day  after 
the  Christmas  recess  and  the  first  week-day  after  the  April  recess. 

3.  Continuous  residence  at  the  University  is  required  during  term- 
time.  No  interruption  of  residence  is  permissible,  except  for  satis- 
factory reasons  stated  to  the  Recorder  (orally,  if  possible)  before  the 
student  leaves  Cambridge.  The  student  who  has  been  absent  must 
also  report  in  person  to  the  Recorder  immediately  on  his  return. 

College  Exercises. 

4.  A student  prevented  by  sickness  or  other  cause  from  attending 
College  exercises  for  a day  or  more  must  send  notice  to  the  Recorder 
without  delay.  Immediately  on  his  returil  to  duty,  he  must  make,  at 


the  Recorder’s  office  (5  University  Hall),  a specific  statement  of  ihe 
cause  of  his  absence ; and,  if  his  explanation  is  satisfactory,  his 
absence  will  be  excused. 

5.  A student  who  fails  to  give  an  instructor  a theme,  forensic,  or 
other  written  composition  at  the  appointed  time  will  get  no  credit  for 
it,  unless  he  satisfies  the  Recorder  that  the  delay  was  caused  by  serious 
illness  or  other  unavoidable  hindrance. 

6.  A student  who  has  neglected  the  work  of  any  College  course 
may  be  excluded  from  the  course  by  the  instructor  with  the  approval 
of  the  Dean. 

7.  A student  who  has  failed  in  any  course  of  prescribed  study  must 
pass  the  mid-year  and  final  examinations  of  that  course  in  some  sub- 
sequent year  A student  who  has  failed  in  an  elective  study  may 
make  up  the  deficiency  by  taking  in  some  subsequent  j^ear  the 
same  or  any  equivalent  elective  study  in  addition  to  those  regularly 
required. 

8.  To  obtain  credit  in  a course  of  study,  or  to  count  the  course 
towards  fulfilment  of  the  requirements  for  the  degree,  the  student 
must  have  attended  both  the  mid-year  and  the  final  examination. 
This  rule  applies  to  all  students,  including  suspended  students  and 
students  on  leave  of  absence. 

9.  A student  who  has  been  absent  from  a mid-year  examination, 
and  has  satisfied  the  Recorder  that  his  absence  was  caused  by  serious 
illness  or  other  unavoidable  hindrance,  is  entitled  to  a second  and  last 
opportunity  of  passing  the  examination  at  some  time  during  the  period 
of  the  final  examinations,  provided  he  make  written  request  for  such 
examination  before  May  1. 

10.  A student  who,  having  passed  the  mid-year  examination  in  any 
course  of  study,  has  been  absent  from  the  final  examination,  and 
has  satisfied  the  Recorder  that  his  absence  was  caused  by  serious  ill- 
ness or  other  unavoidable  hindrance,  is  entitled  to  a second  and  last 
opportunity  of  passing  the  examination  at  some  time  during  the  first 
fortnight  of  the  ensuing  academic  year,  provided  he  make  written 
request  for  such  examination  before  September  10. 

11.  No  student  is  permitted  to  take  any  books  or  papers  into  an 
examination  room  except  by  express  direction  of  the  instructor.  No 
communication  is  permitted  between  students  in  an  examination  room 
on  any  subject  whatever. 

12.  If  a student  is  tardy  at  an  examination,  he  may  not  be  admitted 
to  it,  and  may  be  reported  as  absent. 


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Promotion. 


13.  In  order  to  be  promoted  to  a higher  class  at  the  end  of  a 
College  year,  a student  must  not,  in  that  year,  have  stood  below 
Grade  C in  more  than  three  full  courses  or  the  equivalent  of  three  ; 
and  must  not,  in  his  College  work  up  to  that  time,  have  a deficiency 
of  two  and  a half  courses. 

A student  who  has  failed  of  promotion  regains  his  former  standing 
as  soon  as,  at  the  end  of  a College  3Tear,  the  average  number  of 
courses  in  which  he  has  stood  below  Grade  C from  the  beginning  of 
the  year  in  which  he  failed  of  promotion  is  not  more  than  three  a 
year,  and  the  deficiency  in  his  College  work  is  less  than  two  and  a 
half  courses. 

14.  A student  who  has  failed  of  promotion,  and  who  wishes  to 
regain  his  former  standing  by  additional  work,  must  receive  for  his 
choice  of  studies  the  written  approval  of  the  Dean. 

15.  A student  who  has  failed  of  promotion  under  the  operation  of 
§ 13  is  thereby  placed  on  probation  (§19)  unless  he  satisfies  the 
Administrative  Board  that  his  failure  was  not  due  to  neglect. 


Good  Order. 


16.  No  student  shall  lodge  or  board  in  any  house  disapproved  by  the 
Regent,  or  change  his  lodging  without  giving  immediate  notice  to  the 
Recorder. 


17.  No  student  shall  refuse  to  give  his  name  to  an  officer  of  the 
University.  Every  society  of  students  shall  give  the  Regent,  at  his 
request,  a complete  list  of  its  officers  and  members. 

18.  No  dramatic  or  musical  society  shall  take  part  in  an  enter- 
tainment for  money  or  out  of  the  limits  of  Old  Cambridge  without 
permission  of  the  Faculty  Committee  on  Dramatic  and  Musical 
Entertainments. 


Discipline. 

19.  Neglect  of  College  work  and  offences  against  law  and  order 
will  be  dealt  with  as  the  Facuhy  or  the  Administrative  Board  shall 
determine.  Discipline  may  be  enforced  by  Admonition,  Probation, 
Suspension,  Dismissal,  or  Expulsion. 

Admonition  is  warning  notice  to  parent  or  guardian. 

Probation  means  serious  danger  of  separation  from  College.  A 
student  on  probation  is  not  allowed  to  compete  for  scholarships, 
prizes,  or  honors,  or  to  take  part  — whether  with  students  or  with  other 
persons  — in  any  public  theatrical  or  musical  performance  or  in  any 
public  athletic  contest ; he  cannot  be  restored  to  full  standing  with- 


out  a special  vote  of  the  Administrative  i>. 

ommended  for  a degree  ; he  may  be  required  to  t 

direction  of  a private  tutor  approved  by  the  Dean,  or  to 

to  an  officer  of  the  University,  or  to  do  both ; and  at  any  tinn 

vote  of  the  Administrative  Board,  his  probation  may  be  closed  a. 

his  connection  with  the  College  ended. 

Suspension  is  temporary  separation  from  the  University,  and  may 
involve  residence  in  a specified  place  and  performance  of  specified 
tasks.  A suspended  student  is  not  allowed  to  take  part  in  the  public 
performances  or  games  of  any  College  association.  A suspended  stu- 
dent must  return  to  Cambridge  for  mid-year  and  final  examinations. 

Dismissal  closes  a student’s  connection  with  the  University,  without 
necessarily  precluding  his  return. 

Expulsion  is  final  separation  from  the  University. 


